Hiding Man: A Biography of Donald Barthelme

Donald Barthelme published more than one hundred short stories in "The New Yorker" and was the author of ten books. He had a volatile private life and his search for a place in American letters took him across the country, briefly to Denmark, and through a host of occupations and relationships. When he wasn't hiding, he was passionately searching and living. Barthelme's writing is a found-art-style mix of pop culture and high literature that is surprisingly funny and playful. This 'excellent biography' ("The New Yorker") 'pursue[s] Barthelme's art to its shuddering core...The enthusiasm is catching' ("The Wall Street Journal").